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West Ottawa Public School District

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West Ottawa Public School District is located in south Michigan. West Ottawa Public School District has 70.93 square miles of land area and 2.24 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total West Ottawa Public School District population is 48,672. West Ottawa Public School District median household income is $57,673 in 2010-2014. West Ottawa Public School District median house value is $147,900 in 2010-2014. On average, West Ottawa Public School District is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (123 out of 510, top 24%) Elementary/Middle School: (190 out of 516, top 37%)* Rank: #184
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	13
Population	48,672 (2010-2014), rank #41
Population Growth	3.50% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	665.21/sq mi, rank #120
Median Household Income:	$57,673 at 2010-2014—2.93% increase since 2005-2009, rank #111
Median House Price:	$147,900 at 2010-2014—-6.39% increase since 2005-2009, rank #119
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	70.93 sq mi, rank #276
Water Area:	2.24 sq mi (3.06%), rank #211
State:	Michigan
County:	Ottawa County
City:	West Olive, Holland, Beechwood, Zeeland
Zip:	49460, 49424, 49423, 49464
Area:	Holland-Grand Haven, MI

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West Ottawa Public School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

1138 136th Ave

Holland MI, 49424, Ottawa County

Phone: 616-738-5795

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	7,156	7,310	7,340	7,423	7,683	7,732	7,907
English Language Learner Students:	1,445	1,352	1,261	1,283	2,108	1,693	222
Total Teachers:	403.71	403.67	393.01	406.68	410.23	424.80	448.70
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	2.74	2.61	0.00	3.50	NA
Kindergarten:	23.63	24.63	13.51	13.50	13.50	16.30	22.40
Elementary:	149.22	146.69	141.43	148.47	154.45	158.50	169.10
Secondary:	173.88	172.17	177.04	186.17	185.95	189.60	195.50
Ungraded:	56.98	60.18	58.29	55.93	56.33	56.90	61.70
Total Other Staff:	287.56	312.44	394.19	421.28	439.47	445.30	445.10
Instructional Aides:	40.48	45.37	76.82	91.48	102.32	111.70	111.50
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	3.25	4.40	5.52	6.13	5.40	5.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.50	9.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	7.00	7.00	7.00	8.00	8.50	9.00	9.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	6.99	6.99	6.61	6.61	6.61	6.00	6.00
Library/Media Support:	6.00	6.00	10.43	10.59	10.57	10.40	12.60
District Administrators:	11.00	10.00	9.00	11.00	8.50	10.00	8.00
District Administrative Support:	1.00	1.20	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
School Administrators:	17.60	17.85	17.65	17.65	17.58	18.00	19.00
School Administrative Support:	41.78	45.79	50.55	50.34	51.28	48.70	49.00
Student Support Services:	20.40	21.78	22.76	27.22	26.50	25.50	24.20
Other Support Services:	132.31	147.21	187.97	191.87	200.48	199.60	199.80
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.73	18.11	18.68	18.25	18.73	18.20	17.62

Schools

Dunes Alternative High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3685 Butternut Dr, Holland MI 49424
Glerum Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	342 West Lakewood Blvd, Holland MI 49424
Great Lakes Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3200 152nd Ave, Holland MI 49424
Harbor Lights Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	1024 136th Ave, Holland MI 49424
Lakeshore Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	3765 North 168th Ave, Holland MI 49424
Lakewood Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	2134 West Lakewood Blvd, Holland MI 49424
Macatawa Bay Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	3700 140th Ave, Holland MI 49424
North Holland Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	11946 New Holland St, Holland MI 49424
Pine Creek Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	1184 136th Ave, Holland MI 49424
Sheldon Woods Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	15050 Blair St, West Olive MI 49460
Waukazoo Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	1294 West Lakewood Blvd, Holland MI 49424
West Ottawa High School Campus	Grade 9 to Grade 12	3685 Butternut Dr, Holland MI 49424
Woodside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	2591 North Division Ave, Holland MI 49424

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	57.6%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	60.8%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	67%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	71.2%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	57.6%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	64.9%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	50.7%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	59.6%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	93.3%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	96.9%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	36.1%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	42.4%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	83.9%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.6%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.3%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	89.1%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	88.8%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	63%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	70.6%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	47.2%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	62.8%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	60.5%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	68.5%	61.1%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	84.8%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	86.3%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.4%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	89.4%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.4%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	94.1%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	53.9%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	50.1%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	85%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	89.6%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.7%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	84.6%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	86.5%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	87.2%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	74.6%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	72.9%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.9%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	53.3%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	51.1%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	49.6%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	63%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64.5%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	64.5%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	84.8%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	79.2%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	85.2%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	81.3%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	83%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	50.9%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	63.4%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.5%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.8%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	82.9%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	86.3%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	87%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	89.8%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	72.8%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.7%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	85.6%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	87.4%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	86.7%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	88.8%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	84.1%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	82.2%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	16.3%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	19.8%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	76.7%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	73.2%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	64.4%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	74.4%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.9%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	73.6%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	81.6%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	88.8%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	87.6%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	43.7%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	47.4%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	74.7%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.3%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.3%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	80.9%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	90.8%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	85.6%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	71.6%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	80.8%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	80.9%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	29.2%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	32.8%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	83%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	77.6%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	80.5%	75.7%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.7%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	68.3%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	79%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	88.5%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	85.1%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	87.8%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	38.6%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	46.5%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.5%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.1%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	81%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	82.7%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	83.9%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	86.1%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.3%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.7%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	74.2%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	70.2%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	81%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	83.3%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	59.3%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.8%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	62.8%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.2%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	79.4%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	87%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	83.3%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	30.8%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	32.3%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73.1%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	81%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	82%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	86.5%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	87.5%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	68.3%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	66.8%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.7%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	81.5%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82.8%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	85.7%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	82.8%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	86.2%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	17.9%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	19.3%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	65.2%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	64.4%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	71.4%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	83.2%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	77.7%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	79.3%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	31%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	32.5%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	56.1%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	57.3%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	56.1%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	64.6%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	61.5%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	62.2%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	60%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	37.1%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	34%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	67.9%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	65.9%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	62%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	71.8%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	64%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	60%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	56%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	65.3%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	62.5%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	69.3%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	68%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.3%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	90.7%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87.2%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	87.9%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	88.6%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	88%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	53.4%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	47%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	45.3%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	45.4%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	50.2%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	49.1%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	47%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	55.8%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	52%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$83,258,000	$11,343		$86,813,000	$11,695		$86,345,000	$11,238
Federal:	$5,510,000	$751	6.6%	$8,720,000	$1,175	10.0%	$8,445,000	$1,099	9.8%
State:	$44,766,000	$6,099	53.8%	$44,396,000	$5,981	51.1%	$43,183,000	$5,621	50.0%
Local:	$32,982,000	$4,493	39.6%	$33,697,000	$4,540	38.8%	$34,717,000	$4,519	40.2%
Total Expenditures:	$80,797,000	$11,008		$79,908,000	$10,765		$78,269,000	$10,187
Total Current Expenditures:	$69,677,000	$9,493		$71,820,000	$9,675		$70,707,000	$9,203
Instructional Expenditures:	$45,685,000	$6,224	65.6%	$46,262,000	$6,232	64.4%	$46,263,000	$6,021	65.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,328,000	$726	7.6%	$6,525,000	$879	9.1%	$6,123,000	$797	8.7%
Administration:	$6,673,000	$909	9.6%	$6,616,000	$891	9.2%	$6,283,000	$818	8.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$11,991,000	$1,634	17.2%	$12,417,000	$1,673	17.3%	$12,038,000	$1,567	17.0%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,384,000	$325		$873,000	$118		$2,286,000	$298
Construction:	$0	$0		$517,000	$70		$23,000	$3
Total Other:	$878,000	$120		$476,000	$64		$458,000	$60
Interest on Debt:	$6,862,000	$935		$6,739,000	$908		$4,818,000	$627

Total Salary:	$40,389,000	$5,503		$42,078,000	$5,669		$43,357,000	$5,643
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$29,150,000	$3,971	72.2%	$29,412,000	$3,962	69.9%	$30,851,000	$4,015	71.2%
Other Salary:	$11,239,000	$1,531	27.8%	$12,666,000	$1,706	30.1%	$12,506,000	$1,628	28.8%
Total Benefit:	$20,659,000	$2,815		$20,136,000	$2,713		$18,410,000	$2,396
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$14,503,000	$1,976	70.2%	$14,060,000	$1,894	69.8%	$12,944,000	$1,685	70.3%
Other Benefit:	$6,156,000	$839	29.8%	$6,076,000	$819	30.2%	$5,466,000	$711	29.7%

* West Ottawa Public School District was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.